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I’d like to share a small publishing milestone.

‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’ has gone into a second print run.

And because publishing is famously opaque, and there are so many wildly unrealistic ideas out there about how it all works, here are the numbers in plain terms...

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Publishing #Reading #Authors #Books

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I love #technology #music #reading and #whisky ( #Whiskey ).

I run #Linux on my main PC, and #Android on my phone and tablets.

I listen to a wide range on music primarily on #PlexAmp. A buy music on #bandcamp.

I read a book per week, mainly Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

I drink a large number of whiskies from all over the world, and have been known to make rambling posts about them.

I've been here since the very first #TwitterMigration but I was over at @stevenixon so there is a large post history over there!

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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?

The answer is simple.

#Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #NatureWriting #Nature #Land #Women #Author

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I want to pick up another part of the ‘nature cure’ problem

When a woman writes about the outdoors, people often reach for the same narrative template. She walked, she felt better, the land healed her. It can read as wholesome encouragement, even harmless, but the effect is anything but neutral.

‘Nature cure’ quietly shifts the focus away from the systemic forces that harmed her in the first place.

#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #NatureWriting #Nature

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I’d like to share a small publishing milestone.

‘Drystone - A Life Rebuilt’ has gone into a second print run.

And because publishing is famously opaque, and there are so many wildly unrealistic ideas out there about how it all works, here are the numbers in plain terms...

#Writing #WritingCommunity #Publishing #Reading #Authors #Books

Wednesday evening marks the last Silicon Corridor Linux User Group meeting for 2025:

https://sclug.org.uk/

Sadly, I won't be there, as I'm still unwell, and even though we meet outside and I'd wear a mask, I just don't want to risk infecting anyone, or excluding any vulnerable people. So I will be at home.

But, yeah, do go along if you can...

#Reading #UnitedKingdom

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I want to pick up another part of the ‘nature cure’ problem

When a woman writes about the outdoors, people often reach for the same narrative template. She walked, she felt better, the land healed her. It can read as wholesome encouragement, even harmless, but the effect is anything but neutral.

‘Nature cure’ quietly shifts the focus away from the systemic forces that harmed her in the first place.

#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #NatureWriting #Nature

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Recently at a Q&A, the chair asked me an excellent question: Why do you push so hard against the idea of a ‘nature cure’ when moments in your book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt might look like exactly that?

The answer is simple.

#Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #Scotland #NatureWriting #Nature #Land #Women #Author

"Prodigious Kin," my first venture into self-publishing, is now available for Kindle and in print at this link!! https://www.amazon.com/Prodigious-Kin-Lucas-Marten/dp/1970260009/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

#mastodon #poetry #creativewriting #bookrelease #publishing #comedy #satire #family #read #reading #readinglist #bookstodon #author

It’s a real honour to be part of any Books of the Year list, but being picked by a bookseller hits differently. Thank you so much to The Nairn Bookshop for supporting my book 'Drystone' so generously.

They’ve also highlighted two other excellent Scottish books, worth a look if you’re choosing gifts or planning your winter reading.

#Scotland #Books #Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

Periodic reminder that all reading is #reading 📚

Novels & fiction
Non-fiction
Audiobooks & narration
Articles & essays
Comics, graphic & picture books
Poetry & spoken word
Plays & screenwriting
Reports & studies
Graphs, charts, & spreadsheets
Graffiti & flyers
Zines, booklets & pamphlets
Subtitles & menus
Infographics & memes
Braille & signing

If someone created a repeatable language-based message ie wrote it, getting it into your brain is reading it

ALL READING IS READING

#bookstodon #books

If you can't attend my event tomorrow (1st December) at University of Glasgow, it's available to live stream at the link below

https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/84847985257?pwd=5cTX0Q1TL0A7Oc9VlxXGZnaurgAwdy.1

It's going to be an interesting and lively conversation about my book Drystone - A Life Rebuilt, writing, publishing, life. Chaired by the brilliant Simon Kövesi. 1pm start.

I believe you can also ask questions via the livestream.

#Glasgow #Scotland #Event #Reading #Writing #WritingCommunity #Author #Books #Book #Accessibility

BookWyrm is a Fediverse alternative to Amazon's Goodreads. It lets people keep track of their books, publish reviews and discover new titles. Find out more about BookWyrm at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading

There's a list of servers you can sign up on at:

➡️ https://joinbookwyrm.com/instances

(The flagship is overcrowded, you might want to use a different server.)

You can import your data from Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, OpenLibrary or Calibre:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/importing-your-data-into-bookwyrm-from-goodreads-librarything-storygraph-openlibrary-or-calibre

#FediTips #Books #Reading

New Server. New #Introduction

I love #technology #music #reading and #whisky ( #Whiskey ).

I run #Linux on my main PC, and #Android on my phone and tablets.

I listen to a wide range on music primarily on #PlexAmp. A buy music on #bandcamp.

I read a book per week, mainly Sci-Fi or Fantasy.

I drink a large number of whiskies from all over the world, and have been known to make rambling posts about them.

I've been here since the very first #TwitterMigration but I was over at @stevenixon so there is a large post history over there!